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@martincath amazing thank you so much! and yes I have your spicy sauce thingy which frequently struggle with when travelling almost every time we return to UK it's Curry first night! A lot to digest 🙂 We are going to sit down and pick out a few favourites (or at least try to) and aim for these. Luckily we are back in October, if only for a day before cruising so we can tick another one off! Thank you so much again!

@martincath thanks re mobility steps etc is fine as is taxis. yes re food over art we just like good food whether basic or elevated as long as the foods good 🙂 so happy with a good burger or a swish steak tonight with the UK weather so hot we are having Greek!

Wow @martincath what a lovely reply thank you so much. Our poison hmm? We are pretty well travelled so happy with most world cuisine. Budget wise we are happy to pay for quality though rate quality over art! We like a good brunch and a late relaxed dinner. Not personally a lover veg other than the mighty potato:) (our Irish roots) so meat and fish win. My wife has some mobility issue so accessibility is important. Thank you again Alun & Sharon

Thank you for doing this @BermudaBound2014 really enjoying it we are on the Connie in 2 weeks for B2B and whilst we don’t use the buffet for dinner forewarned is forearmed we are determined to enjoy ourselves. One question if I may? What have the formal nights been like, have there been many men in tuxes, women in posh frocks etc?

Glad to hear that you are both back safely and, of course planning again. So good you found Lymington there are gems all over Britain slightly off the beaten track but lovely none the less. What was really interesting was your description of your test progression. I tested positive and 5 days later tested negative and stayed so. Sharon tested positive and 6 days later negative for days 6,7 and 8 but then positive with a faint line from later day 8 to 12 which included our testing date for joining you on the Silhouette for the France/Spain leg! Very strange and she was very happy to hear that she wasn't alone in this strange progression!

Oh @Jim_Iain so sorry to hear the news I know you've been so careful but this strain of the virus is almost impossible to avoid as I know to my own cost! I hope you are looked after for the immediate future by Celebrity and can then enjoy your trip to Iain's relatives in Scotland. Stay well Alun

Unfortunately we are both still working (though not for much longer) so did our best and having avoided it for over 2 years the timing couldn't have been worse! Strangely despite my wife working in a large London hospital I got it it first but with 1 in 12 in UK at that time it's become difficult to avoid but was fortunately mild due to 2 jabs and a booster! We are, therefore watching the trip through your fabulous posts, we do have a trip next week unfortunately not on Celebrity as we couldn't get the right itineraries to match up with timings but so needed a break. Totally gutted as this trip was first booked in 2018 and rebooked several times. With what's already booked we will try again in 2025! It looks like I'll have no Celebrity sailings until a B2B next February Eastern Caribbean and Americas and Mexico out of Tampa!

Thanks for all the photos of Bilbao @Jim_Iain brought back a lot of memories. We were unable to join you on this trip due to a positive covid test but feel fortunate we are at home and not Deck 3! We spent a week in Bilbao in 2018 when the world was simpler and loved it. Definitely one of our favourite cities!

We were on the Silhouette last September when the same happened. Luckily it was an around Britain Cruise they brought on another headline Act and with those already on worked out a schedule for the week. Honestly the best entertainment we've ever had on a Celebrity ship!

We are doing a B2B in a week or so on Enchanted Princess combining an 11 night Canaries cruise with. 5 night Northern Europe sampler. The blurb says we will have to leave the ship for complimentary testing in between and if positive will not be allowed back on. Does this mean we have to pack everything up and take it with us?